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2010 American Planning Association Conference in New
Orleans Planning for Street Food Vendors
Maria C. GarciaApril 11, 2010
History of vending and Changing demographics
Peddling Uphill: A report on the conditions of street vendors in New York City: A REPORT BY THE STREET VENDOR PROJECT OF THE URBAN JUSTICE CENTER, 2006
Permit Caps 1979 www.streetvendor.org
Type 46% Food (full-
year) ______________________General (non-
veteran)_____________________Military Veterans
_________________________28% First Amend.
Books, magazines or artUnlicensed :Total
Majority of vendors are:•L
egal•N
ot citizens •D
ocumented•A
uthorized to work•G
reen card holders *Stricter Immigration policy 911 and transnational lifestyles
a. Rozhon, Tracie and Rachel Thorner, “On the Streets, Genuine Copies (And a Few Originals),” New York Times, May 26, 2005.b. Estimatedc. Peddling Uphill: A report on the conditions of street vendors in New York City: A REPORT BY THE STREET VENDOR PROJECT OF THE
URBAN JUSTICE ECENTER, 2006.
a. Rozhon, Tracie and Rachel Thorner, “On the Streets, Genuine Copies (And a Few Originals),” New York Times, May 26, 2005.b. Estimatedc. Peddling Uphill: A report on the conditions of street vendors in New York City: A REPORT BY THE STREET VENDOR PROJECT OF THE
URBAN JUSTICE ECENTER, 2006.
Number: 3,000853 1,000 1,704(a)6,000 (b )12,557
French 2%
Wolof 2%
Urdu 2%Tibetan 2%
Other 5%Spanish 6%
Arabic 7%
Fulani 10Farsi 10%
Mandarin/Cantonese 15%
Bengali 21%
English 20%
•Peddling Uphill: A report on the conditions of street vendors in New York City: •A REPORT BY THE STREET VENDOR PROJECT OF THE URBAN JUSTICE CENTER, 2006•Peddling Uphill: A report on the conditions of street vendors in New York City:
•A REPORT BY THE STREET VENDOR PROJECT OF THE URBAN JUSTICE CENTER, 2006
Primary Languages Spoken www.streetvendor.org
Lower Manhattan83% Immigrants
20 countries and 4 continents18% Bangladesh
16% China12% Afghanistan
Top Languages Spoken15% Chinese and Cantonese
20% English21% Bengali
Cant Find Another Job 38%
27% Loves the Freedom
Enjoys Vending 10%
Multi.Responses
11%
Good Money7%
Has aDisability
7%
Other 11%
Median Net Income $7,500
•Peddling Uphill: A report on the conditions of street vendors in New York City: A REPORT BY THE STREET VENDOR PROJECT OF THE URBAN JUSTICE CENTER, 2006•Peddling Uphill: A report on the conditions of street vendors in New York City: A REPORT BY THE STREET VENDOR PROJECT OF THE URBAN JUSTICE CENTER, 2006
Why They Vend www.streetvendor.org
Outer Boroughs and Neighborhoods
Regulating the “Turf Wars”
Restricted street 16%
Too close to Storefront,
15%Health Violations10%
Street toonarrow, 8%
Unlicensed 8%
License not visible 5%No prices
Posted 4%
Other 12%Too far fromCurb 22%
•Peddling Uphill: A report on the conditions of street vendors in New York City: •A REPORT BY THE STREET VENDOR PROJECT OF THE URBAN JUSTICE CENTER, 2006 •Peddling Uphill: A report on the conditions of street vendors in New York City: •A REPORT BY THE STREET VENDOR PROJECT OF THE URBAN JUSTICE CENTER, 2006
Vendor Tickets Issued by Violation
http://www.anothercupdevelopment.org/VP-MPP.pdfhttp://www.anothercupdevelopment.org/VP-MPP.pdf
Too Close to Store Front
Ten Ways to Improve Vending in NYC1. Lift the Cap 2. End Forfeitures3. Abolish Review Panel4. Reform Enforcement5. Streamline Bureaucracy6. Write Manual7. Legalize Craft Vending8. Improve Adjunction9. Abolish Bidding10.Provide Small Business AssistanceSTREET VENDORS UNITE! Recommendations for Improving the Regulations on Street Vending in New York City Food Vendors’
Union Local 169V 33 W. 14th Street New York, NY 10011 (212) 255-9655
853 Merchandise licenses 3000 Food vending permits *12000+ working vendors
Advocacy Supporting Change•S
treet Vendor Project : www.streetvendor.org STREET VENDORS UNITE! Recommendations for Improving the Regulations on Street Vending in New York City Food Vendors’ Union Local 169V
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•Center for Urban Pedagogy (CUP) http://anothercupdevelopment.org
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•Making Policy Public (MPP) http://makingpolicypublic.net/
•Turf Wars at the Hot Dog Cart By JULIA MOSKIN New York Times Published: June 30, 2009
•Midtown Lunch Blog: http://midtownlunch.com/
•Maria C. Garcia [email protected] Transportation Analyst199 Water Street, Suite 2200New York, N.Y. 10038w 212 383.7268f 212 383.7244